Civil engineers are the visionaries behind the roads, bridges, and infrastructure that keep our world moving. At the Daytona Beach Campus , the Master of Science in Civil Engineering brings aerospace technology to a traditional field, creating a cutting-edge educational experience. Housed in the Civil Engineering Department of the College of Engineering, this fully accredited program builds on undergraduate education with advanced studies in transportation, materials, geotechnical, and structural engineering. Students learn in a small, close-knit community with approachable, responsive faculty and staff who provide personalized mentorship and meaningful academic support.
Students choose from a thesis or non-thesis track tailored to career goals in engineering and applied research. This graduate program allows students to gain hands-on experience in state-of-the-art labs, including advanced materials and testing labs exploring composites and concrete strength, and the Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Lab dedicated to airport traffic planning and infrastructure innovation.
Daytona Beach Program Requirements
Core Requirements Choose One Track:
General Civil Engineering Track CIVE 506 Transportation Systems Engineering 3 CIVE 508 Environmental Engineering 3 CIVE 510 Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement 3 CIVE 514 Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design 3 18
Total Credits 30
Transportation Engineering Track CIVE 506 Transportation Systems Engineering 3 CIVE 522 Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets 3 CIVE 523 Transportation Planning 3 CIVE 602 Transportation Safety 3 * 18 The Air Transportation System Airport Operations and Management Airline/Airport Relations Strategic Airport Planning Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement Intelligent Transportation Systems Railroad Engineering and High Speed Rail Access Management Transportation Simulation and Modeling Advanced Signal Control and Design Statistics for Data Science Data Mining Human Factors in Systems Human Factors of Transportation Probability and Statistical Inference International Management and Aviation Policy Strategic Marketing Management in Aviation Advanced Airport Modeling Project Management in Aviation/Aerospace Statistical Analysis for Aviation/Aerospace Operations Research Geospatial Analytics Total Credits 30
Structural Engineering Track AERO 515 Introduction to the Finite Element Method 3 CIVE 514 Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design 3 CIVE 516 Advanced Steel Analysis and Design 3 CIVE 526 Advanced Foundation Engineering 3 * 18 Strength and Fatigue of Materials Aircraft Structural Dynamics Linear Systems Structural Design Optimization Engineering Materials and Failure Analysis Wind Engineering Bridge Engineering Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement Structural Reliability Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure Composites in Civil Infrastructure Total Credits 30
Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Track 12 Environmental Engineering Advanced Flood Modeling Air Pollution Control Drainage Engineering Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Applied Data Science and Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering 9 Sensor Data Fusion Image Processing and Machine Vision Wind Engineering Advanced Foundation Engineering Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure Data Mining Data Visualization Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists Remote Sensing: Active and Passive Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Atmospheric Conditions in Emergency Services Probability and Statistical Inference High Performance Scientific Computing Data-driven Numerical Methods for Differential Equations Clean Energy Systems Environmental Security Foundations of Resilience Geospatial Analytics Statistical Analysis Safety, Health and Environmental Legislation, Litigation and Compliance Advanced Meteorology Graduate Thesis
Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Track CIVE 526 Advanced Foundation Engineering 3 CIVE 548 Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 3 CIVE 552 Advanced Soil Mechanics 3 CIVE 556 Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering 3 * 18 Introduction to the Finite Element Method Wind Engineering Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure Designing with Geosynthetics Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Data Mining Data Visualization Numerical Methods for Engineers and Scientists Remote Sensing: Active and Passive Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Probability and Statistical Inference High Performance Scientific Computing Data-driven Numerical Methods for Differential Equations Geospatial Analytics Environmental Security Foundations of Resilience
Option I: Non-Thesis Option II: Thesis CIVE 700 Graduate Thesis 9 9 Total Credits 18
Suggested Plans of Study
General Civil Engineering - Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 506 - Transportation Systems Engineering or CIVE 523 - Transportation Planning3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 510 - Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement or CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 508 - Environmental Engineering3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 514 - Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design or CIVE 516 - Advanced Steel Analysis and Design3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
General Civil Engineering - Non-Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 506 - Transportation Systems Engineering or CIVE 523 - Transportation Planning3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 510 - Design and Analysis of Airfield and Highway Pavement or CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 508 - Environmental Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 514 - Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design or CIVE 516 - Advanced Steel Analysis and Design3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Transportation Engineering - Thesis Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 506 - Transportation Systems Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 602 - Transportation Safety3 Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 522 - Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 523 - Transportation Planning3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Transportation Engineering - Non-Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 506 - Transportation Systems Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 602 - Transportation Safety3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 522 - Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 523 - Transportation Planning3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Structural Engineering - Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 514 - Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 516 - Advanced Steel Analysis and Design3 Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits AERO 515 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Structural Engineering - Non-Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 514 - Advanced Concrete Analysis and Design3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 516 - Advanced Steel Analysis and Design3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits AERO 515 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Environmental Sustainability and Resilience - Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 508 - Environmental Engineering or CIVE 540 - Drainage Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 536 - Advanced Flood Modeling or CIVE 538 - Air Pollution Control3 Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 544 - Environmental Sustainability and Resilience3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Environmental Sustainability and Resilience - Non-Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 508 - Environmental Engineering or CIVE 540 - Drainage Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 536 - Advanced Flood Modeling or CIVE 538 - Air Pollution Control3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 544 - Environmental Sustainability and Resilience3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 552 - Advanced Soil Mechanics3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 548 - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 556 - Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering3 CIVE 700 - Graduate Thesis3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Non-Thesis
Year One Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 522 - Advanced Geometric Design of Highways and Streets3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 526 - Advanced Foundation Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 9
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 18
Year Two Fall Requirements Credits CIVE 548 - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Spring Requirements Credits CIVE 556 - Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering3 Specified Elective 3 Semester Hours 6
Total Credits Total Hours for All Requirements: 12
